Written questions

Jimmy Lai

Commons · Question 8097 · Tabled 9 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 14 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Sir Iain Duncan Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will have discussions with his Chinese counterparts on the release of Jimmy Lai during his visit to China in October 2024.

Answer

Answered by Catherine West, 14 Oct 2024

Corrected 6 Nov 2024 by Catherine West

I met with Sebastien Lai and Jimmy Lai’s international legal team on Tuesday 8 October in my capacity as Minister for the Indo-Pacific. The Foreign Secretary raised Jimmy Lai's case in his first meeting with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the ASEAN ...